"Let The Flames Burn Bright" By Frank Gasparro

I'm in the process of updating my "Eisenhower Appreciation Medal Book". New title is still under wraps.

However, I wanted to share Frank Gasparro's dual torch design that he incorporated and repeated on his 1960, 1961, and 1962 medal designs struck by the Bureau of the Mint.

The dual burning torches represent the concept of liberty.

You can see the Frank Gasparro's initials, FG, on the bronze medals (right torch lower). As for the silver medal, paperwork from the National Archives and Records Administration proves that the "Eisenhower Appreciation Medal" was designed by Frank Gasparro (you can also find evidence in congressional records).

This would be an interesting medal exhibit topic ...